The dance of the elves is a story about where the elves lure their victims to participate in their nocturnal dance where time moves differently and a whole century can pass while you are dancing with the elves for only one night. If you see the mist over the fields or meadows just before dawn you might be staring at the elves. Musically the dance of the elves is somewhat more melodic than the other songs on the album.
lyrics
The light is slowly fading away from the setting sun
Hiding its glory behind the trees
The magic's slowly taking form in the twilight
The boundaries are fading as light becomes dark
The dance of the elves
A procession following the streams
The streams of the underground
Like a river of waters so black
A prelude of the enchanted display
Where the invisible can be seen
On the meadow dew
A ring of white mist
The dance of the elves
Where time stand still
A melody opaque
Enthralling beyond sense
A dark magnetic force
Following the mist
Entranced by the tunes
Dancing in the dark
A century will pass tonight
Time forever lost
On the meadow dew
A ring of white mist
The dance of the elves
Where time stand still
The dance of the elves
A procession following the streams
The dance of the elves
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I'd say Havukruunu is the rightful holder of the Crown and the mantle of Quorthon. Epic choirs, vikingesque themes and tales from the other times, of the Finnish paganism back in the days before our ancestors were brought to the cross and forced to kneel while feeling the bloody sword of saviour on their throats made to kiss the hand of murderers who burnt thousands, tore down our holy places and took our holy days. Eyes teary I listen to these songs, never forgiving the crimes of the cross! Peikonmieli
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La traversée du désert n'aura pas duré quarante jours mais quatre longues années...
Avec Панихида, Батюшка renaît enfin de ses cendres et, bien que désormais seul (ou plus exactement entouré de deux chanteurs), Христофор accomplit un miracle. Il s'inscrit dans la continuité de Литоургиiа avec un black metal orthodoxe qui nous convie ici à une cérémonie dédiée aux morts. Sa vision est englobante : les mélodies, la gravité et le silence font toucher le paradis ; l'agressivité est luciférienne. Jordan Vauvert
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Литоургиiа réussit l'impensable : faire entrer le black metal dans l'église orthodoxe. S'il y a une dimension dramaturgique (indissociable de tout office religieux), Литоургиiа reste profond, solennel et touche le sublime.
Après la sortie de cet album a lieu un Grand Schisme et un larcin : Христофор se fait dépouiller de son propre groupe par Барфоломей et Мартин ; tout ce qui reste ici provient de ces deux hérétiques. Suivez la procession de Батюшка ici : https://sphieratz.bandcamp.com/album/- Jordan Vauvert
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A Pagan black metal masterpiece.
Folk and black metal elements fuse into one extremely catchy and awe inspiring album. This band does not disappoint from all the high praise sent it's way. Abyssius Murkraken